Where does “ກະປິ” come from?

ກະປິ (Lao) comes from Thai กะปิ, from Burmese ငါးပိ, from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

ກະປິ (Lao): fermented shrimp paste used as a condiment

Definitions

  1. fermented shrimp paste used as a condiment

Ancestry of “ກະປິ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกะปิshrimp paste
2Burmeseငါးပိngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste
3Burmeseငါးfive; fish
4Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →Every word from Burmese ငါးပိ →